diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8c4cd0f5440..6dae36bb24b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ MAINTAINER Paulus Schoutsen <Paulus@PaulusSchoutsen.nl>
 #ENV INSTALL_LIBCEC no
 #ENV INSTALL_PHANTOMJS no
 #ENV INSTALL_COAP_CLIENT no
+#ENV INSTALL_SSOCR no
 
 VOLUME /config
 
diff --git a/virtualization/Docker/Dockerfile.dev b/virtualization/Docker/Dockerfile.dev
index 2f40ea5f409..707e61fa37e 100644
--- a/virtualization/Docker/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/virtualization/Docker/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ MAINTAINER Paulus Schoutsen <Paulus@PaulusSchoutsen.nl>
 #ENV INSTALL_LIBCEC no
 #ENV INSTALL_PHANTOMJS no
 #ENV INSTALL_COAP_CLIENT no
+#ENV INSTALL_SSOCR no
 
 VOLUME /config
 
@@ -48,4 +49,4 @@ RUN tox -e py36 --notest
 # Copy source
 COPY . .
 
-CMD [ "python", "-m", "homeassistant", "--config", "/config" ]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD [ "python", "-m", "homeassistant", "--config", "/config" ]
diff --git a/virtualization/Docker/scripts/ssocr b/virtualization/Docker/scripts/ssocr
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..137f20d70c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/virtualization/Docker/scripts/ssocr
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Sets up ssocr to support Seven Segments Display.
+
+# Stop on errors
+set -e
+
+PACKAGES=(
+  libimlib2 libimlib2-dev
+)
+
+apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends ${PACKAGES[@]}
+
+# Clone the latest code from GitHub
+git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/auerswal/ssocr.git /usr/local/src/ssocr
+
+# Build ssocr
+(
+  # Setup the build directory
+  cd /usr/local/src/ssocr
+
+  # compile the library
+  make
+
+  # Install the binaries/libraries to your local system (prefix is /usr/local)
+  make install
+
+  # Cleanup
+  make clean
+)
diff --git a/virtualization/Docker/setup_docker_prereqs b/virtualization/Docker/setup_docker_prereqs
index a6bf716312d..e3a2dd4acf5 100755
--- a/virtualization/Docker/setup_docker_prereqs
+++ b/virtualization/Docker/setup_docker_prereqs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ INSTALL_FFMPEG="${INSTALL_FFMPEG:-yes}"
 INSTALL_LIBCEC="${INSTALL_LIBCEC:-yes}"
 INSTALL_PHANTOMJS="${INSTALL_PHANTOMJS:-yes}"
 INSTALL_COAP_CLIENT="${INSTALL_COAP_CLIENT:-yes}"
+INSTALL_SSOCR="${INSTALL_SSOCR:-yes}"
 
 # Required debian packages for running hass or components
 PACKAGES=(
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@ if [ "$INSTALL_COAP_CLIENT" == "yes" ]; then
   virtualization/Docker/scripts/coap_client
 fi
 
+if [ "$INSTALL_SSOCR" == "yes" ]; then
+  virtualization/Docker/scripts/ssocr
+fi
+
 # Remove packages
 apt-get remove -y --purge ${PACKAGES_DEV[@]}
 apt-get -y --purge autoremove